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MTC Objects to Starlink Licence Application in Namibia
MTC Namibia has formally objected to Starlink Internet Services Namibia’s application for a telecommunications service licence and spectrum licences, warning that approval would violate the Communications Act and undermine national interests.
In an official letter to the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN), MTC argued that Starlink’s satellite-based operating model is incompatible with Namibia’s regulatory framework, particularly requirements on lawful interception, spectrum monitoring, quality of service and universal access.
MTC further criticised CRAN for classifying Starlink’s full application as confidential, saying this undermined transparency and meaningful public participation. The company highlighted Starlink’s past unlawful operations in Namibia, noting that CRAN had previously issued a cease-and-desist order and confiscated illegal terminals.
According to MTC, Starlink’s pricing model is unaffordable for most Namibians and would not advance universal access. It also warned of risks to national security, data sovereignty, fair competition, and local investment. MTC concluded that Starlink fails to meet statutory criteria and that its application must be refused under Section 39 of the Act.
Report: Peneyambeko N Jonas
Who is this exceptionally articulate spokesperson for @DIRCO_ZA ? He handles media with unparalleled strategic clarity. One can see the traces of @ClaysonMonyela ‘s mentorship in his masterful command of diplomatic discourse.
@Eskom_SA@Eskom_SA: DELETING customer emails UNREAD is the ultimate disrespect. We jump through hoops to report problems, only for you to trash them? No wonder the system’s collapsing. FIX YOUR COMMUNICATION!
@MorningLiveSABC finds its echo in this latest betrayal, a script penned by foreign hands, yet rehearsed on a stage long stained with the ink of broken promises.
@MorningLiveSABC History, through the prism of the Codesa negotiations, imparts a bitter lesson: when subjugation is met with deference,cloaked in humility, pageantry, and the veneer of mutual respect. The architect of oppression returns not with reciprocity,
@MorningLiveSABC but to desecrate the very dignity offered in compromise. Once more, the sovereignty of Black South Africa lies fractured, its aspirations reduced to remnants swept beneath the gilded illusions of liberation. The pyrrhic victory of 1994, a mirage of autonomy brokered in shadow,
@samkelemaseko No amount of explanation would have changed @realDonaldTrump ‘s mind, his plan was to embarrass our President. They even prepared a presentation. No one can tell me the President of the biggest economy in the world doesn’t know that there is no genocide in SA.
His friction with 🇿🇦 stems not from solidarity, but from disdain for its ICC case on 🇮🇱 , alliances with 🇮🇷 and 🇷🇺, and BRICS’ expanding clout. Trump, ever the strategist, recognizes the hollowness of Kallie & Co.’s rhetoric,exploiting it not as truth, but as transactional noise.
One might view @afriforum and its allies with a blend of bemusement and critique: their faith in @DonaldTrump’s alignment with their propaganda profoundly misreads the geopolitical chessboard.